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Why Airplane Tickets Fluctuate So Much?
In the last couple years airplane tickets have skyrocketed. The common question is: Why do airplane tickets fluctuate so much? And there are actually lots of reasons, such as oil prices, supply and demand, taxes, and more. There are ways to lower prices for tickets, but overall, they are very expensive, and I think that they should be less. Airplane tickets have gone up for a number of reasons. In the article Why your Airplane ticket is so expensive nowadays the author explains how there are only a few major airlines so less competition means less need for cheaper prices. Airlines have partnered up, merged and some gone out of business, so there are a couple major airlines in the US. The price of air fuel has gone up as well in the last

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